KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index rebounded from earlier losses to close at its intraday high on Wednesday, gaining 0.27 per cent in late trading as buying interest returned to selected heavyweights. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 4.48 points to 1,676.83 from Tuesday’s close of 1,672.35. The benchmark index opened 0.88 of-a-point lower at 1,671.47 and subsequently hit a low of 1,665.94 during the mid-morning session before gaining momentum toward closing. On the broader market, losers led gainers by 565 to 512, while some 526 counters were unchanged, 1,046 untraded, and 10 suspended. Turnover improved to 2.73 billion units worth RM2.76 billion versus Tuesday’s 2.66 billion units worth RM2.76 billion. Dealers said that investors were cautious following geopolitical developments in Asia.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Malaysian stocks bucked regional trend to finish higher today, as bargain hunting helped the market to recover from yesterday's fall.
The FBM KLCI closed 0.16% or 2.85 points higher at 1,772.48. The market traded between an intra-day high of 1,772.62 and a low of 1,767.07 today.
Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd senior analyst Kenneth Leong said while the KLCI opened lower today, bargain-hunting activities in selected heavyweights pushed the benchmark index higher.
"It is also probably because of the stronger ringgit and higher crude oil prices that pushed the key index upward," he told theedgemarkets.com.
Leong said trading volume is at a healthy 2 billion range since yesterday, indicating fresh money coming into the market.
However, trading volume fell to 2.21 billion shares worth RM1.81 billion compared with yesterday's 2.53 billion shares worth RM2.18 billion. Market breadth was positive with 407 gainers compared with 377 losers.
According to Bloomberg, Asian shares finished lower today, to extend losses for a second day in a row, after North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday rattled global equity markets.
Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.14%, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.29% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.46%.
A top North Korean diplomat reportedly warned yesterday his country is ready to send "more gift packages" to the US as world powers struggled to find an effective response to Pyongyang's latest nuclear weapons test.
Source: The Edge
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